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| Upgrade Linn LP 12 or buy new table I may be selling my 8 month-old VPI Prime. Deciding whether to trade it in to a dealer or sell it privately. If you interested, feel free to message me. For the price, the Prime would be tough to beat. I haven't heard of a Prime owner that has... | |
| VPI or Pro-ject I have the Prime with the Ortofon Quintet Black MC catridge. About 6 months old with 75 - 100 hours on it. It is really smooth, great soundstage, but wouldn't say punchy with the Quintet Black. The Quintet Black does everything well, but there ... | |
| Audio Research PH6 Phono Stage - How is it? Listening to a lot of phono stages was not an option - no audio stores near me unfortunately. Decided to try the Zesto Andros 1.2 as I got an open box unit at a great price. The dealer also gave me the option of returning it if it wasn't to my l... | |
| Etta James - Mono vs. Stereo Are there any Etta James LP owners that own an Argo stereo LP, such as At Last, Second Time Around, or Sings for Lovers? Wondering if the stereo is a good quality sound and not compressed. Any help? | |
| Etta James - Mono vs. Stereo I didn't like the Chess "Second Time Around", which made me start looking at the originals. The current reissues are all digital reproductions (Waxtime, Doxo, etc) which makes me dump some serious cash for an original Etta in good condition for a... | |
| Etta James - Mono vs. Stereo Not sure.At Last came out in 1961 and was release in Mono and Stereo on the Argo Label.Second Time Around also came out in 1961 and was release in Mono and Stereo.Sings for Lovers came out in 1962 and was also released in Mono and Stereo the same ... | |
| Questions on KT150 tubes Any followup on the KT 150s? I also have a Primaluna HP Integrated and am curious about this tube. I have the stock EL34s which are nice, but am thinking of venturing into a more powerful tube. I don't want to get too clean and want some body to t... | |
| Audio stores in N. Virginia? Another recommendation for Scott Dalzell at Viva HiFi in Vienna VA. I bought some cables from him and has a listening hosting at his house Dec 5 to listen to a bunch of new equipment if you were interested. He is a great guy and very knowledgable ... | |
| Any Herron VTPH-2 Phono Stage Owners out there? I'm just in the early stages of owning my Zesto Phono Stage, but have no complaints thus far. I'm currently running an Ortofon Quintet Black MC Cartridge, but will have to look into the Decca's for my next cartridge. Thanks for your input, Bdp24. | |
| Any Herron VTPH-2 Phono Stage Owners out there? I ended up purchasing the Zesto Andros 1.2 phono stage over the Herron. I got a demo of the Zesto for $3100 (retails for $4700) which is less than the Herron at $3650. Very pleased with the Zesto - offers more loading options and awesome gain opti... | |
| Anyone heard the E.A.R. "Acute"? The most balanced I've tried are the Amperex 7308 White Labels, USA version. The Holland version 7308 had a bit too much emphasis on the midrange at expense of losing a lot of instrumentation and detail. The White Label USA 7308 is the best at bei... | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? Some 100 posts in and no one has really answered most of my questions, at least practically speaking for decision making. So I will ask again…A practical question out of all of this is power tube choice in the same amp. Currently am running eight ... | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? Completely agree with everyone about the bass - if you get the right tubes, bass is certainly never lacking. Actually, with tubes, you have more flexibility to tailor it to your tastes. Certainly more tubes with have different sonic characteristic... | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? Tried it again and the 8ohm taps definitely sound better all day long compared to the 4ohm taps. Who knows? | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? A practical question out of all of this is power tube choice in the same amp. Currently am running eight EL34's tubes in a primaluna HP integrated amp to Sonus Faber Olympica III speakers. The Sonus Fabers are 91db, 4 ohms, and recommended amplifi... |